Revell 1:48 F-104G (CF-104) 417Sq. Cold Lake, Alberta
A nice kit with a few issues. The instructions want you to join the forward fuselage halves together first, then join the rear halves together and then put the two together as one. Do this and you'll have a whacking great seam to deal with. Glue the respective halves together first; you'll still have a small seam to deal with but it won't be a canyon.. Revell has you attach the speed brakes in the open position but I couldn't find any photos of parked 104s with them open. It's a right pain in the keester to close them. lots of filing on the inside of the brakes and they are about 1-2mm too long. I painted the fuselage with Vallejo Metal Chrome with parts of the exhaust area with their Pale Burnt Metal. The red on the stabilizers and white on the top of the wings were Tamiya. Revell would have you paint the bottom of the wings white as well but according to book "Canadian Military Aircraft: Finish and Markings - 1968-2004" this colour is Grey 501-109. WTF colour is that you ask. An almost perfect match is Tamiya XF-12 J.N. Grey. This is also used on the lower part of the radome. Kit decals were used. A little thick and didn't completely settle into the panel lines
Nice work, a great color scheme!
Thank you Robert
nice
Thank you
Nice work, George! Canadian colors suited the Starfighter really well.
Thanks John. One more RCAF 104 to go, a two seater
Great work on this George.
Much appreciated Dale
Looks terrific but what’s the story on the black checkered 441? That one is a beauty too.
Thanks Eric. The other Starfighter is one I finished earlier in this month
Great results, George, twice! And with a kit that can best be described as one of old Monogram's lesser Century Series products. A triumph of skill and talent over materials.
Thank you very much Tom
Really pretty aircraft (both) from a golden age of jet fighters. They look like spaceships. Lovely work, George.
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Thanks David
Great work. Always a fan of the RCAF/CAF Starfighters.
Thank you very much
Man that Vallejo metal chrome looks the ducks nuts, great finish dude!
Many thanks
Beautiful Starfighter, George, I really like it very much.
Thank you George
A very nicely done "missile." They look even more sleek without the tip tanks.
Thanks Greg. The photo I have of 750 shows no tanks so that’s how I chose to model it
Built one of those George and you've really done a great job on this old Revell kit. Much better than I was able to do with it. I like it.
Thank you Tom